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Amen

Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.

Seasons

Top Cast

  • Sherman Hemsley

    Sherman Hemsley

    Deacon Ernest Frye

  • Clifton Davis

    Clifton Davis

    Reverend Reuben Gregory

  • Anna Maria Horsford

    Anna Maria Horsford

    Thelma Frye

  • Roz Ryan

    Roz Ryan

    Amelia Hetabrink

  • Jester Hairston

    Jester Hairston

    Rolly Forbes

  • Tony T. Johnson

    Tony T. Johnson

    Chris

  • Bumper Robinson

    Bumper Robinson

    Clarence

Overview

Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.

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A Different World

A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.

A Different World

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